Associate

Juan Carlos Benítez has developed his professional practice providing legal counsel to companies across various industries, commerce, and construction. His advisory work spans all aspects of such business operations including Commercial Law, Administrative Law, Public Contracting, Labor Law, and Tax Law. He is a member of the Arbitrators' list at the Conciliation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tegucigalpa, and is a Certified Arbitrator at the Arbitration Center of the Bar Association of Honduras, serving as legal counsel in arbitration proceedings. He is also listed as an Attorney for the American Embassy in Honduras.

Benítez has been involved in bidding and registration processes for companies with various government bodies, handling license renewals and other procedures with CONATEL, ONCAE, import waivers for broadcasting equipment, as well as tax exemptions and import clearances for companies under this regime, and other procedures with different Secretariats of State and decentralized entities.

He also boasts extensive experience in tax and municipal fee recovery through judicial means, advisory services in municipal tax matters, and drafting, reviewing, and analyzing Tax Ordinances in several municipalities in Honduras. His expertise further includes processes for debt recovery, execution of collateral including pledges, trusts, and banking instruments. Mr. Benítez has played a significant role in the creation of the Law on Pledge Guarantees

Spanish (Native), Advanced English.

Colegio de Abogados Honduras Club Español e Iberoamericano Del Arbitraje (CEA) Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Aeronáutico y del Espacio Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) Association Dispute Resolution Peru (ADR-Perú) Asociación Latinoamericana de Derecho de la Construcción (ALDEC)

Master's in Civil Procedural Law, Universidad Tecnológica de Honduras (UTH), Tegucigalpa, Honduras, C.A. Lawyer, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras, C.A. Bachelor's in Legal Sciences with a focus on International Law, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras, C.A. Aviation Student at Elite Aviators